A Pro-forma Letter for use in:
Gathering Feedback from Students who have completed a module, programme or stage.
This letter was originally designed for use in gathering data from students who have completed a programme (e.g. a full degree). It can also be used to gather data from those who have completed a module or a stage.
It was adapted from material provided by James Wisdom, an independent educational consultant who can be contacted at
Dear (graduate or named person),
I am writing to you because you completed …………………….. at UCD and we are conduction a post-experience evaluation on this (module / programme / stage).
As someone who has recently completed the module / programme / stage, your views are particularly important. I do hope you will be able to spare a few minutes to reply to this request.
Your replies will help us to make improvements that will ensure future students have the best possible experience and that UCD’s reputation as a quality university is maintained.
There are only five very open questions. Please use them to comment on everything which was important to you about your experience on the module / programme. Your reply will be treated as confidential, and will be used to construct a report to the staff who designed, taught and administered the course.
I would be most grateful if you could send me your reply within two weeks.
May I thank you in advance for taking the time to respond to these questions.
With best wishes,
(Evaluator)
Q1: What, for you, were the most satisfactory and positive features of your whole experience of taking the course?
Q2: What, for you, were the least satisfactory features of your whole experience of taking the course? What positive recommendations for change would you make to the School?
Q3: What aspects of the course have been most useful to you in your work and your professional life?
Q4: In the light of your experience of your work and your professional life, in what ways should we consider changing and developing the course to meet the needs of future students?
Q5: Why did you decide to take the course and what effect has taking it had on you and your career?
Notes: We are particularly interested in the following aspects, but would welcome comments on anything and everything which affected the way you learned when undertaking the module / programme.
· Your experience as a learner
· The structure of the module / programme (the sequence of topics, the levels of choice).
· The content.
· The materials and resources which supported your learning.
· The quality of the administration and organisation..
· Your expectations when you started and the way your expectations changed during your studies.